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maunder

verb/ˈmɔːndə/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
LiteraryRegister

To talk or move in a rambling, aimless, or meandering way.

The lecturer maundered on about his student days, never quite reaching his point.

Similar: ramble, meander, witter

Topic: Cambridge C2 Proficiency in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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